Thunder Even Series With Spurs Behind SGA's 30 Points in Game 2

In the long arc of championship basketball, resilience is the truest measure of a contender. On Wednesday night in Oklahoma City, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander answered a moment of defeat with one of mastery, guiding the Thunder to a 122-113 victory that evened the Western Conference Finals at one game apiece. The series, shadowed by injuries on both sides, has already revealed itself as something rare — a collision between a defending champion's hard-won poise and a young Spurs team that refuses to acknowledge the weight of the occasion.